| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEMA | Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate |
| IAP | Islet-activating Protein |
| RPJ | Radio-frequency Plasma Jet |
| JIPID | Japanese International Protein Information Databank |
| AED | Atomic Emission Detector |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| CLC | Cholesteric Liquid Crystal |
| EPA | Extended Pair Approxn. (in Elec. Cond. Calcn.) |
| EARTOF | Energy And Angle Refocusing Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry |
| ISD | Ion Stimulated Desorption |